Rachel412

I don't think you're doing anything wrong but you might consider upping your calories and carbs. Some people lose more when they take in more food. Sounds ridiculous but it's true. What does a day's worth of food look like for you? I had my bypass on Nov 16th and my intake is kinda all over the place but I usually get 800ish calories and ~50g carbs and my loss is steadily plodding along.

I had my 2 month post-op today and asked about carb amounts per day, since it's not in writing on my food plan. She said my goal is 65g Protein, 64 oz Water, and 100g carbs/day. That seems like a high number of carbs to me! Anyone else have a carb target they can share?

My plan just says the Protein and Water goal every day, and that "one serving" should have no more than 14g sugar and 7g fat.

Yes, 100g carbs seems like a ton to me but she said "your body needs at least 100g of carbs a day to function". Isn't that really outdated advice? How could millions of people be doing Keto and not dropping dead?

I didn't truly realize that when I drank, I chugged. Can't do that anymore, and even just drinking 1-2 gulps at a time feels ridiculous so I'm not getting all my water in every day.

I was pleasantly surprised by how easy recovery was. When the surgeon told me I'd go home just taking liquid Tylenol I thought he was insane- but it really was all I needed and I was done with it after a few days. I was very surprised how upsetting it was to not get to chew (pre-op and post-op diets). It didn't feel like I was actually eating and that was a hard mind game to play.

Pre-surgery I was a binger. I got comfort (or at least thought I did) from that full feeling. I'm about 6 weeks out from RNY and no, I am NOT binging. But full sneaks up on me! I'll be eating some cheese and bam, I go from fine to ow, too much. Is this the way it'll be going forward? I'm fine with it if it is... Just wondering if full, whatever full is (right now it's between 1-2 oz) is always going to be uncomfy.

You won't feel fullness until you start eating more solid foods.

I'm a lactation consultant. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE delay surgery until you're done breastfeeding.

Amazing, congrats!

I had a Realize Band for five years- removed in the spring and revised to RNY in November. So far I'm very happy with my choice!

Is it a lunch at a restaurant or a home party? People won't even notice unless you're all sitting around a table and your plate is empty. It's pretty easy to say "I'm not hungry" and leave it at that.

I was around 36 or 37 BMI when my primary care doctor suggested I gain weight to get to 40 BMI to have a revision from band to RNY. When I first weighed in I was instructed not to gain any more weight- but also not to lose any! It's HARD to stay at 40 legitimately. Weighing down your pockets... That's a dangerous game to play.

You're not going to feel what full is like until you start eating solid foods. At 3 days post op you're still fully on liquids aren't you?

My pain was almost none. I took the narcotics in the hospital but by the time I got home 2 days later I only had liquid OTC Tylenol for pain and I only took it a few times. You'll be OK!

Ha... Grits, oatmeal and (mashed) potatoes are actually the goods I'm ALLOWED to have during the post-op food plan.

I feel the same way too. I think once we're eating "real" food that changes.

I understand what you're talking about. I'm one month out and sometimes I feel incredibly hungry. I KNOW it's not real hunger but it sure feels like it. My suggestion is to drink a serving of Water or broth, and make sure you're taking your PPI. Now that I can take my Vitamins I'll make sure I'm caught up on those because sometimes just the chewing tricks my brain.

I've bought ProCare- they're about $13/month for a multi you only take once a day. The chewables don't taste great, but for that price I don't care.

I weigh every day but the ups & stalls don't bother me. I expect them. I only count the losses.

Rachel - tell me more about your journey.I was banded and patiently went in routinely for fills, until my program said they refused to put more saline in (I had a 11 ml band but they stopped at... 9 ml I think? I forget) and that I was on my own because I was a "success" as far as they were concerned. I never had any sort of restriction, just constant pain in my port site. Had the band removed this spring and the bypass done last month. I've lost 35 lbs in the past 7 weeks.

I was revised from band to RNY and couldn't be happier about that choice.

Did you have the band removed and RNY done at the same time? My surgeon separated them by almost 6 months because he said my stomach needed to heal from all the scarring from the band. My recovery from the RNY was easier than the other two surgeries. Remember your stomach is SUPER swollen so take it easy! I found warm drinks were much easier than cold.

My surgeon doesn't recommend counting calories, just making sure I'm getting 60-70g Protein and 64 oz Water a day. I've been tracking my input with MFP and I'm very curious how many calories other folks are consuming after surgery. Most days I'm between 400-500 calories (basically I have one Protein Drink and two Oikos Triple Zero yogurts a day) and I'm 3 weeks out from RnY.

I was told any drink is a liquid. But if your program told you any calorie free drink is a liquid, I guess your Protein drinks don't count.